Crime Rates at Merrion Drive, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 7PH

Merrion Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bradeley & Chell Heath , and the 240th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merrion Drive (ST6 7PH) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the Bradeley & Chell Heath average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrion Drive (ST6 7PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bank Hall Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.